Women less likely to survive cardiac arrest

Women fall sick faster from cardiac arrest than men, have a worse chance of receiving care from a bystander, and experience diminished odds of survival, say cardiologists. We spoke to Dr. Chris Simpson of Queen’s University’s School of Medicine to explain why.

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